11-letter words containing p, a, s, l
- occipitalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontal muscle.
- oesophageal — esophageal.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- Ötztal alps — division of the E Alps, along the Austrian-Italian border: highest peak, 12,379 ft (3,773 m)
- oxtail soup — soup made using the skinned tail of an ox
- painesville — a city in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- palaeologus — family name of Byzantine rulers 1259–1453.
- palestinian — a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
- palk strait — a strait in the Bay of Bengal between SE India and N Sri Lanka, to the N of Adam's Bridge. 40–85 miles (64–137 km) wide.
- pallescence — the condition of being pallescent
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- palm sunday — the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- palos hills — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- palsy-walsy — friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way: The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard.
- pampelmoose — a large citrus fruit
- pan-islamic — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
- pan-slavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- pancha sila — a standard recitation of Hinayanists, including repetitions of formulas and of vows to abstain from anger, lust, cowardice, malevolence, and to abstain from the desire for possessions and unwholesome pleasures.
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panglossian — characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.
- pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- papal cross — a cross with three horizontal crosspieces.
- parablepsis — abnormal vision
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- paraglossal — of or relating to paraglossae
- paraleipsis — paralipsis.
- parallelise — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
- parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
- parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
- parasailing — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- parasitical — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parish hall — a room or building associated with a parish church, used by the local community for social or charitable activities (though not necessarily religious activities)
- partial sum — one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.
- partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- particulars — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
- pascal plus — (language) Pascal with extensions for object-oriented multiprogramming by Jim Welsh and D. Bustard of Queens University, Belfast, UK. Pascal Plus uses an "envelope" construct for both packages and classes.
- passacaglia — a slow, dignified dance of Spanish origin.
- passed ball — a pitched ball that the catcher can reasonably be expected to catch but misses, resulting in a base runner's or runners' advancing one or more bases or in the batter's reaching first base safely.